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Fast pit work is crucial to success in the highly competitive ALMS series.
Here the #3 car crew is working their magic at Portland.
S7R hot-shoe Terry
Borcheller jetted off to Canada to compete in a Grand Am race.
When
the green flag waved, the battle between Corvette and Saleen raged. The Corvettes
managed to stay ahead early but fell behind when both took advantage of an
early yellow flag to pit. When the S7R pitted later, the #3 Corvette again
moved into the lead. All the while, the two GTS-R Vipers were running a slow
but steady pace, ready to take advantage of any front runner problems.
With
about an hour left, a problem did arise for the Saleen, as evidenced by the
oil smoke following it around the track. Fifteen minutes later, the car was
black